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The Buckeye State will soon, finally, have places to buy marijuana legally for all adults.

Ohio Lawmakers Clear Way for Legal Pot Sales, Saudis Execute Two Drug Smugglers, More... (5/14/24)

A House panel wants to do away with drug testing military recruits for weed, Minnesota sees tens of thousands of marijuana expungements, and more.

Mifeprestone, an abortion-inducing drug. Louisiana could become the first state to make it a controlled substance. (Genbiopro)

Louisiana Bill Would Make Abortion Drugs Controlled Substances, NY Marijuana Overhaul, More... (5/13/24)

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's (R) losing streak continues, Mexico is slow-walking visas for DEA agents, and more.

The Supreme Court rejects a call for faster asset forfeiture hearings in two cases where cars were seized for offenses the owners did not commit. (CC)

NH Pot Legalization Bill Still Lives, Deadly Bomb Strikes Taliban Opium Eradicators, More... (5/9/24)

Mayor Eric Adams (D) is heralding a crackdown on illicit pot shops in New York City, the Supreme Court demurs on faster hearings in asset forfeiture cases, and more.

In Afghan fields, the poppies no longer grow, and the peasants are not happy. (UNODC)

Pot Use Among Workers at "Historic" High, Afghanistan Opium Eradication Clashes, More... (5/6/24)

Minnesota lawmakers are working to expedite the arrival of legal marijuana, voters in the West Texas city of Lubbock resoundingly rejected marijuana decriminalization, and more.

US Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) has gone on a reefer rant. Chill, Bill. (Senate.gov)

VT Senate Approves Safe Injection Site Bill, CT House Approves Bill to Regulate Cannabis Products, More... (5/3/24)

A Republican US senator from Tennessee engages in some Reefer Madness, a safe injection site in Burlington, Vermont, is one step closer to happening, and more.

The Rio Grande River marks the US-Mexico border in Texas. Mexican troops are now deployed nearby. (Creative Commons)

No MedMJ for South Carolina This Year, Mexico Deploys Troops to Border Amid Cartel Clashes, More... (5/2/24)

A House panel advances a bill aimed at therapeutic psychedelics for military veterans, a South Carolina committee chair pronounces a medical marijuana bill dead, and more.

A marijuana legalization bill from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and allies was filed today. (Creative Commons)

Senate Democrats File Federal Legalization Bill, Push to Expand Organic Grow Program, More... (5/1/24)

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and allies have refiled the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act and a leading certifier of organic, regenerative pot farms seeks to expand.

DEA to Reschedule Marijuana -- Weed World Reacts [FEATURE]

The DEA is moving to reschedule marijuana, but the industry and reformers say that is not enough.

Market Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. Police are making lots of drug arrests, but are they making any difference? (Creative Commons)

DEA Recommends Rescheduling Marijuana, San Francisco Drug Crackdown Continues, More... (4/30/24)

A push to pass the SAFER Banking Act via the FAA reauthorization bill has faltered, fentanyl is wiping out opium farmers in Guatemala, and more.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. The state could vote on marijuana legalization this year. (Creative Commons)

DEA Warns on Xylazine in Illicit Fentanyl, BC Recriminalizes Public Drug Possession, More... (4/29/24)

A North Dakota marijuana legalization initiative campaign can begin signature-gathering, a last gasp at medical marijuana fails in Kansas, and more.

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